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@@ -2,3 +2,16 @@ Linters
 =======
 
 .. index:: linters
+
+
+flake8
+-------
+
+To run flake8:
+
+    $ flake8
+
+The config for flake8 is located in setup.cfg. It specifies:
+
+* Set max line length to 120 chars
+* Exclude .tox,.git,*/migrations/*,*/static/CACHE/*,docs,node_modules